Hunting quiver



Oct. 18, 1960 H. w. MAULE 2,956,603

' mm'rmc quzvsa Filed March 28, 1958 I Q. a INVENTOR Harry W. MauleUnited drres Patent HUNTEQG QUIVER Harry W. Manic, 414 Main St,Castalia, Ohio Filed Mar. 28, 1958, Ser. No. 724,664

3 Claims. (Cl. 1501.i5)

This invention relates to hunting equipment and more particularly toequipment for archers.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a hunting quiver forsupporting a plurality of arrows within a substantially completelyclosed housing readily accessible at all times for use, which housingprevents damage to the arrows during movement through underbrush, andthe like.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a hunting quiverof the above type in which the arrows are automatically delivered to acentral access opening in the side of the quiver so as to be easily andquickly withdrawn by the archer with a minimum amount of effort andproducing a minimum amount of noise.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a hunting quiver bearingthe above objects in mind which is of simple construction, has a minimumnumber of parts, is inexpensive to manufacture and efiicient inoperation.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention,reference may be had to the following detailed description taken inconjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation view, with parts broken away, of a quivermade in accordance with the present invention;

Figure 2 is a transverse cross sectional view taken along line 2-2 ofFigure 1; and

Figure 3 is a fragmentary transverse cross sectional view taken alongline 33 of Figure 1.

Referring now more in detail to the drawing, a hunting quiver made inaccordance with the present invention is shown to include a hollowcylindrical housing 11 having a closure 12 at each end. A red 13 isconcentrically supported within the housing for rotational movementabout the longitudinal axis thereof. The upper end of the rod isprovided with a recess 14, within which a torsion spring 15 issupported, one end of the spring being secured to the rod 13 and theopposite end thereof being secured to a stationary stop 16 in the top ofthe housing. This spring normally effects rotation of the rod 13 in aclockwise direction as viewed from the top of the housing, for purposeshereinafter described.

A cylindrical drum 17 is secured to the lower portion of the rod 13 andhas a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart pairs of spring clips18 for releasably supporting arrows 20 within the housing parallel tothe longitudinal axis thereof. It will be noted that the fletching 21and broadhead 22 of each arrow is immediately adjacent to the endclosures 12, whereby the quiver is as short as possible. The side Wallof the housing is provided with an elongated access opening 24 that isin registry with each arrow carried upon the drum as the drum is rotatedby the torsion spring 15. A stationary stop member 29 carried by thehousing 11 immediately adjacent to the access opening 24 extends intothe path of movement of the arrows 20 and prevents continued 2,956,603Patented Oct. 18, 1960 rotation of the drum as soon as an arrow comesinto abutment therewith. However, as soon as the arrow is removed fromthe quiver, the drum is again free to rotate until the next successivearrow comes into abutment with the stop 29. A circular plate 27 securedto the central portion of the rod 13 provides a pivot point about whichthe arrow can be rotated in order to dislodge it from both of the clips18 in each pair. This plate is provided with a peripheral resilient band26 for preventing any unnecessary noise during use.

After all of the arrows 20 have been removed from their respective clipson the drum 17, a stationary stop 30 secured to the drum will abut withthe stationary stop 29 carried by the housing 11 so as to preventcontinued rotation of the drum that would completely unwind the torsionspring 15. Thus, in order to reload the quiver, it is only necessary tosequentially replace the arrows in the spring clips, rotating the drumone step as each arrow is inserted, until it has been filled and isprevented from rotating by the arrow disposed within the access opening24.

A pair of straps 32 are also secured to the exterior side of the housing11 so that the quiver can be supported in a comfortable position withthe access opening 24 in the most accessible position. It will berecognized that since the arrows are completely enclosed, they areprotected at all times from the elements and from damaging brush thatmight otherwise tear the fletchings of the arrows or dull the points ofthe broadheads.

What I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of theUnited States is:

1. A hunting quiver comprising a hollow cylindrical housing having aclosure at each end thereof, and a vertically-extending access openingin the sides thereof, a central rod extending upwardly through thecenter of said housing, a torsion spring secured between said rod andsaid housing to resist the rotation of said rod in one direction, acylindrical drum secured to said rod and concentric therewith, said drumlying within the access opening, pairs of vertically spaced spring clipson the periphery of said drum adapted to receive and support an arrow,said pairs of clips being circumferentially spaced about the drum, astationary stop member extending inwardly from the housing adjacent tothe access opening and into the path of movement of the arrows andprevents continued return rotation of the drum as the arrow comes intoabutment therewith, upon removal of an arrow the spring causes the nextarrow to abut the stop member.

2. A hunting quiver as defined in claim 1, and a stop member attached tothe outer periphery of the drum and engageable with the stop member onthe housing to prevent the continued rotation of the drum and theunwinding of the torsion spring when all of the arrows have beenremoved.

3. A hunting quiver 'as defined in claim 1, and a circular plate securedto the rod above the drum and providing a pivot point about which thearrow can be retated in dislodging the same from the clips.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS414,232 Lowe Nov. 5, 1889 1,570,500 Kennedy Jan. 19, 1926 2,436,154Signalness Feb. 17, 1948 2,576,360 Ramsey Nov. 27, 1951 FOREIGN PATENTS373,523 Germany Apr. 13, 1923

